Host Derek Simon of US Racing chats with Ken Massa of Handicapping Technology & Research (HTR). Ken discusses his days with the Sartin group and his work with Tom Brohamer, along with how horse be...
By Derek Simon I love local racing. There’s something about watching the home team — “our guys” — do well that provides a special thrill. To most, Gary Stevens is a Hall of Fame jockey with ...
By Derek Simon Newcomers to thoroughbred horse racing are often overwhelmed by the vast amounts of information thrown at them like an Aroldis Chapman fastball. Class, weight, lengths, prices — and t...
Ever since the final gun sounded on their blowout Super Bowl loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers thirteen years ago, the Oakland Raiders have been the laughing stock of the NFL: Their anointed savior lef...
Click the links below to get your free Win Factor Report and Pace Profile Report for the $1.1 million Claiming Crown on opening day of the 2015-2016 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park (Dec. 5, 201...
Nationally syndicated handicapper Ellis Starr discusses value handicapping and how to make an odds line with host Derek Simon of US Racing. In the Sports Betting segment, Kevin Rogers of VegasInsider...
One of the ways that my speed rations are different than traditional pace figures is that they measure energy distribution, rather than pure speed. Of course, there are disadvantages to this approach,...
By Derek Simon Every year at around this time, Churchill Downs unveils its Kentucky Derby Future Wager (pool 1), in which 23 live entrants and “All Other Three-Year-Olds” compete for the attention...
By Derek Simon Remember when Thanksgiving Day consisted solely of eating those jellied cranberries for the first — and only — time all year and watching/wagering on the football games? Well, times...
US Racing’s Derek Simon discusses the recent announcement by Andrew Beyer that his famous speed figures have changed. Derek also explains how teaser betting works and how players can turn the odds i...